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In the dispatch, Mr. Rogers says supporters of the AFA's on-going Ford boycott "are disappointed and demoralized at seeing this type of advertising by Ford Motor Company, which seemingly supports the gay lifestyle." He then goes on to advise the company that "[a]s a mass marketer it is vital that Ford Motor Company not alienate the masses in order to placate a minority," adding that "when the Blue Oval is placed next to offensive photos of the gay lifestyle...consumers then believe that Ford endorses that lifestyle."

And, of course, by his repeated use of the word "lifestyle," Mr. Rogers has, perhaps unwittingly, given insight into where he and his fellows stand as well. He even quotes one of his fellow dealers as saying at a recent meeting, "the folks supporting this boycott are not on the fringe, they are not religious fanatics or persons that typically protest, but are average citizens concerned for the well-being of their families and about an all-American company like Ford advocating a lifestyle that they find objectionable."

So while those supporting the AFA and their boycott may very well think they are simply protecting the well-being of their families, in reality they are FRIGHTENINGLY threatening the well-being of every gay person everywhere! These folks are trying to bully Ford into pulling all support for the homosexual community; a capitulation on the part of Ford would be giving in to the politically-motivated, demonization-encouragibng tyranny of a well-financed fringe group.

Rogers later mentions in his letter that "...Ford can and should market to all Americans with transportation needs, but that it should do so without tacitly approving a controversial lifestyle or stance." To which we say, "Exactly, Mr. Rogers -- which is why Ford cannot back down to those who tacitly approve the controversial lifestyle of discrimination, and the stance that some folks are created unequal and deserve to be shunned."

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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public." — Theodore Roosevelt

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"Liberals got women the right to vote. Liberals got African-Americans the right to vote. Liberals created Social Security and lifted millions of elderly people out of poverty. Liberals ended segregation. Liberals passed the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act. Liberals created Medicare. Liberals passed the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act. What did Conservatives do? They opposed them on every one of those things... every one! So when you try to hurl that label at my feet, 'Liberal,' as if it were something to be ashamed of, something dirty, something to run away from, it won't work, Senator, because I will pick up that label and I will wear it as a badge of honor." — Matt Santos, The West Wing